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Auyuanet, Adriana; Modzelewski, Helena; Loureiro, Silvia; Alessandrini, Daniel; Míguez, Marina – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2018
This paper presents and analyses the results obtained by applying Active Learning techniques in overcrowded Physics lectures at the University of the Republic, Uruguay. The course referred to is Physics 1, the first Physics course that all students of the Faculty of Engineering take in their first semester for all the Engineering-related careers.…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Learning Strategies, Engineering Education, Lecture Method
Golub, E.; Cheng, S. L. – Journal of Engineering Education, 1972
Describes a study comparing a combined system of lectures and problem sessions with a recitation class in engineering mechanics. No major differences were found in performance of students in either method. A significant difference in achievement was found with class size. The smaller the group the better the student performance." (Author/TS)
Descriptors: College Science, Comparative Analysis, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Research
Lindenlaub, John C.; And Others – Engineering Education, 1981
Describes an instruction system combining features of lecture and independent study methods, including course management and instructional materials. Compares course to lecture and independent study sections. (SK)
Descriptors: College Science, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Engineering
Mansfield, George – Educational Research and Methods, 1979
Describes an undergraduate automatic controls course in which the teaching-learning process is regarded as a closed loop feedback system. The three basic components of the system: the controller, the plant, and the learning sensors are identified as the teacher, the student, and student feedback respectively. (SMB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Science, Educational Research, Electronics
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Felder, Richard M. – Chemical Engineering Education, 1991
A way in which to shift the focus away from lecture and the professor during class time to student-centered discussion groups is presented. An exercise used in a course on chemical process analysis that uses the group discussion method is included. (KR)
Descriptors: Calculus, Chemistry, College Science, Cooperative Learning
Dutton, J. C. – Engineering Education, 1988
Discusses some of the advantages and disadvantages of both live and videotaped presentations, particularly in regard to courses in mechanical engineering. Describes a graduate-level gas dynamics course that was offered live and on videotape to students both on and off campus by the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign). (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Continuing Education, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Gregg, Newton D. – 1986
This set of lecture notes is used as a supplemental text for the teaching of fluid dynamics, as one component of a thermodynamics course for engineering technologists. The major text for the course covered basic fluids concepts such as pressure, mass flow, and specific weight. The objective of this document was to present additional fluids…
Descriptors: College Science, Course Content, Engineering Education, Engineering Technicians
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. LEAD Center. – 1996
This document reports on a study of two approaches to an analytical chemistry course: (1) a structured active learning approach; and (2) a step-by-step lecture style problem solving approach. The purpose of the study was to assess and compare the outcomes of these approaches. The data consisted of open-ended interviews with students, open-ended…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Chemistry, College Science, Course Content
Culver, Richard S. – Engineering Education, 1987
Describes a self-managed learning approach designed to help engineering students take charge of their own learning. Discusses marker events, exploratory learning versus linear instruction, knowledge through self-discovery, information retrieval, production through writing and speaking, and promoting a mature response. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes, Engineering Education
Maryland Univ., College Park. Univ. Coll. – 1984
Eighty papers from a 1984 international conference on improving university teaching are presented. Topics include the following: predicting achievement and overcoming disadvantages for first-year students, the impact of technology on higher education, using student conceptions of learning and teaching, problems and solutions for teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Administration, College Faculty, College Freshmen